Fred Goldsmith

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: May 15, 1856 in New Haven, CT us

Died: March 28, 1939 in Berkley, MI

Buried: Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI

Debut: October 23, 1875 (Age 19-161d, 325th in major league history)

Last Game: September 10, 1884 (Age 28-118d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1879 season

Full Name: Fredrick Ernest Goldsmith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.4

112

ERA

2.73

189

185

1609.2

433

WHIP

1.153

Summary of 38 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

4 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 38 lacking some details

1 Tm
CHC	38

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	8
vs ?HB	3

Home/Road
Away	20
Home	18

Outs
Unk	34
0	4

8 Opps
BUF	11
NYG	7
BSN	6
PRO	4
CLV	4
WOR	3
DTN	2
TRO	1

28 Batters
Buck Ewing	5
Hardy Richardson	3
Jack Burdock	3
Jackie Hayes	2
Deacon White	2
Charlie Sweeney	1
Ezra Sutton	1
George Myers	1
Mike Dorgan	1
Barney Gilligan	1
Jerry Denny	1
Frank Hankinson	1
Old Hoss Radbourn	1
Jack Rowe	1
Jim O'Rourke	1
Charlie Bennett	1
Willie Murphy	1
George Wood	1
Patrick Gillespie	1
Mert Hackett	1
Fred Dunlap	1
Tom York	1
Davy Force	1
Joe Hornung	1
Frank McLaughlin	1
Jack Glasscock	1
Curry Foley	1
Dan Brouthers	1

11 Parks
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	11
LakeFrontPk1 (CHI)	7
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	5
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	3
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	3
MesserSt Grd (PRO)	2
RecreationPk (DET)	2
N.L. Pk I (CLE)	2
RiversideGrd (BUF)	1
AgCountyFG (WOR)	1
Troy BlClGnd (WAT)	1

Where Hit

5 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

52 Runs

Inning
1	10
2	2
4	2
5	5
6	2
7	6
8	5
9	5

1-3	12
4-6	9
7-end	16

RelScore
Unk	38

Unk	38

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	7
LF	6
3B	6
2B	5
1B	4
CF	3
RF	3
SS	3
P	1

OrderPos
1st	10
Unk	8
4th	5
2nd	4
3rd	3
5th	2
9th	2
8th	2
7th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1880	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1880-06-01	Jack Burdock	BSN		CHC		b 5		2		4
2	2	2	1	1880-07-10	Fred Dunlap	CLV		CHC		b 9		2		4
1881	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
3	3	1	1	1881-05-24	Joe Hornung	BSN	@	CHC		b 5		1	2	7
4	4	2	1	1881-07-05	Jack Burdock	BSN	@	CHC		b 2		1	5	4
5	5	3	1	1881-08-02	Curry Foley	BUF	@	CHC		t 9		1	1	9
6	6	4	1	1881-09-09	Dan Brouthers	BUF		CHC		b 1		1	3	3	IPHR
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
7	7	1	1	1882-05-18	Davy Force	BUF	@	CHC		b 1		3	8	5
8	8	2	2	1882-05-18	Hardy Richardson	BUF	@	CHC		b 1		3		4
9	9	3	1	1882-06-21	Jackie Hayes	WOR	@	CHC		b 1		1	3	2
10	10	4	1	1882-08-21	Patrick Gillespie	TRO		CHC		b 7		1		7
11	11	5	1	1882-08-24	Frank McLaughlin	WOR		CHC		b 5		1	7	6	IPHR
12	12	6	1	1882-09-19	Jackie Hayes	WOR	@	CHC		b 7		1	6	8	IPHR
13	13	7	1	1882-09-22	Jack Glasscock	CLV		CHC		t 1		2	2	6
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
14	14	1	1	1883-05-01	Charlie Bennett	DTN		CHC		b 4		2	4	2	IPHR
15	15	2	1	1883-05-16	Buck Ewing	NYG	@	CHC		t 1	0	1	1	2	Lead-Off
16	16	3	1	1883-05-23	Ezra Sutton	BSN	@	CHC		t 9		2	4	5
17	17	4	1	1883-06-02	Buck Ewing	NYG		CHC		b 6			1	2
18	18	5	2	1883-06-02	Buck Ewing	NYG		CHC		b 8			1	2
19	19	6	1	1883-06-05	Frank Hankinson	NYG		CHC		b 7		1	9	5
20	20	7	1	1883-06-08	Old Hoss Radbourn	PRO		CHC		b 9		1		1
21	21	8	1	1883-06-11	Jerry Denny	PRO		CHC		b 7		2		5
22	22	9	1	1883-08-25	Jack Rowe	BUF	@	CHC		t 2		3	2	6
23	23	10	1	1883-08-30	Tom York	CLV	@	CHC		t 7		1		7
24	24	11	1	1883-09-12	Jack Burdock	BSN		CHC		b 1		2		4
25	25	12	2	1883-09-12	Mert Hackett	BSN		CHC		b 6		2	8	2
26	26	13	1	1883-09-21	Buck Ewing	NYG		CHC		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
27	27	14	2	1883-09-21	Buck Ewing	NYG		CHC		b 8		1	1	8
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
28	28	1	1	1884-05-27	Hardy Richardson	BUF		CHC		b 1	0	1	1	3	Lead-Off
29	29	2	2	1884-05-27	Hardy Richardson	BUF		CHC		b 8		1	1	3
30	30	3	1	1884-06-03	Deacon White	BUF	@	CHC		t 8		1	4	5
31	31	4	2	1884-06-03	Jim O'Rourke	BUF	@	CHC		t 9		2	1	3
32	32	5	1	1884-06-05	George Myers	BUF	@	CHC		t 5		1	4	7
33	33	6	1	1884-06-07	Willie Murphy	CLV	@	CHC		t 4		1	4	7
34	34	7	1	1884-06-14	George Wood	DTN		CHC		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
35	35	8	1	1884-06-26	Barney Gilligan	PRO	@	CHC		t 5		2	9	2
36	36	9	2	1884-06-26	Charlie Sweeney	PRO	@	CHC		t 7		2	5	9
37	37	10	1	1884-07-08	Mike Dorgan	NYG	@	CHC					2	9
38	38	11	1	1884-07-18	Deacon White	BUF		CHC		b 8		1	3	5	IPHR